Charles Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke
| The Right Honourable The Earl of Hardwicke PC, DL | |
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| Master of the Buckhounds | |
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In office 2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Cork |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Cork |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 April 1836 |
| Died | 18 May 1897 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Sophia Wellesley (1840–1923) |
| Education | Harrow School[1] |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge[1] |
Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke, PC, DL (23 April 1836 – 18 May 1897), styled Viscount Royston until 1873, and nicknamed Champagne Charlie for his love of the high life, was a British aristocrat, Conservative politician, dandy and bankrupt.[2]
Background
Hardwicke was the eldest son of Admiral Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, and the Hon. Susan, daughter of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. Elliot Yorke was his younger brother.[3]
Cricket
While studying at Trinity College, Cambridge, Hardwicke played first-class cricket on four occasions for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1856 and 1857.[4]
Political career
Hardwicke was returned to Parliament for Cambridgeshire in 1865[3][5] (succeeding his uncle Eliot Yorke) and served under the Earl of Derby and Benjamin Disraeli as Comptroller of the Household between 1866 and 1868.[3][6][7] He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1866.[8]
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In 1873 he succeeded his father in the earldom and to his estates, including Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire, and entered the House of Lords.[3] The following year he was appointed Master of the Buckhounds under Disraeli,[9] and continued in this post until the government fell in 1880.[10]
In 1879 Lord Hardwicke had a horse race, the Hardwicke Stakes, named after him.[11][12]
A inveterate gambler, the 5th Earl racked up huge debts with the Agar-Robartes Bank and was obliged to put the Wimpole Hall Estate up for sale by auction in 1891. When it failed to raise the reserve price Lord Robartes, as Chairman of Agar-Robartes Bank, accepted the estate in settlement.
Family
Lord Hardwicke married Lady Sophia Georgiana Robertina, daughter of Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley, in 1863. They had one son and two daughters. He died in May 1897, aged 61, and was succeeded in the earldom by his only son, Albert. The Countess of Hardwicke died in June 1923.[3]
References
- 1 2 HARDWICKE, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014, accessed 12 Nov 2016)
- ↑ F. M. L. Thompson, ‘Yorke, Charles Philip , fifth earl of Hardwicke (1836–1897)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 9 March 2011
- 1 2 3 4 5 thepeerage.com Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke
- ↑ "Player profile: Viscount Hardwicke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Caernarfon to Cambridgeshire South West
- ↑ "No. 23137". The London Gazette. 13 July 1866. p. 3984.
- ↑ "No. 23452". The London Gazette. 22 December 1868. p. 6776.
- ↑ "No. 23136". The London Gazette. 11 July 1866. p. 3981.
- ↑ "No. 24072". The London Gazette. 6 March 1874. p. 1525.
- ↑ "No. 24842". The London Gazette. 7 May 1880. p. 2915.
- ↑ royal-ascot-bets.com The Hardwicke Stakes
- ↑ tbheritage.com Gazeteer: Race Courses of Great Britain and Ireland
External links
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Hardwicke
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Eliot Yorke Henry John Adeane Lord George Manners |
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1865–1873 With: Lord George Manners 1863–1874 Richard Young 1865–1868 Hon. Sir Henry Brand 1868–1874 |
Succeeded by Lord George Manners Hon. Elliot Yorke Hon. Sir Henry Brand |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Proby |
Comptroller of the Household 1866–1868 |
Succeeded by Lord Otho FitzGerald |
| Preceded by The Earl of Cork |
Master of the Buckhounds 1874–1880 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Cork |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Charles Philip Yorke |
Earl of Hardwicke 1873–1897 |
Succeeded by Albert Edward Phillip Henry Yorke |
